Intel has launched its Compute Stick, a PC stick running full Windows in India. This tiny dongle will transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC. iBall recently launched iBall Spelndo PC-On-Stick, powered by the Intel Atom Quad-Core Processor in partnership with Microsoft.
It is powered by a Quad-core Intel Atom processor with Intel HD graphics, has 2 GB RAM, 32GB in-built memory and also has a microSD expansion slot. It runs Windows 8.1. It has a HDMI port to connect to a TV or a monitor, USB port to connect accessories, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and multi-channel digital audio support. It has a fanless design.
The Intel Compute Stick is priced at Rs. 10,999, but it is available at an offer price of Rs. 9,999 on Flipkart for limited period. It will also be available through Intel Technology Providers across the country, said the company. Check out Intel Compute Stick unboxing and demo.
Commenting on the launch, Rajiv Bhalla – Director, Sales and Marketing – Intel South Asia said:
Intel continues to look for great ways to deliver new product opportunities for our end users and channel partners. The Intel Compute Stick takes computing to the next level and helps deliver the best computing experience possible in an incredibly small device. It brings computing to new devices and environments, transforming the way, when and how we compute. We are extremely pleased to bring this revolutionary device to India.
Amitesh Jha, VP- Flipkart, Flipkart said,
Intel has always been synonymous with computing innovation. The Intel Compute Stick is an extremely relevant product in new generation computing as it is small enough to fit in your palm and big enough for the highly efficient Intel® Atom™ processor and any operating system. With this partnership, we will continue to empower our consumers with exciting choices at incredible prices.
Sandeep Parasrampuria, Director, iBall, said,
Intel has led the way of bringing innovative technologies for its consumers to meet their ever-increasing computing demands. iBall is launching iBall Splendo PC-On-Stick based on Intel Compute Stick technology, which is another leap towards this. The innovative design of the Intel Compute Stick is fully optimized to get the most out of the performance of the Intel Atom Quad-Core Processor for games, videos, spreadsheets, or presentations. As always, with this collaboration, our aim is to bring to our consumers great computing experience at the most optimal prices. This also is the easiest way to make you present TV into a smart TV plus a PC.
